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Mturi, Akim J. "Parents' Attitudes to Adolescent Sexual Behaviour in Lesotho." African Journal of Reproductive Health 7, no. 2 (August 2003): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3583210.

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Matsúmunyane, Keneuoe, and Dipane Hlalele. "Culture, Religion and Sexual Diversity in Lesotho." Journal of Asian and African Studies 54, no. 4 (January 22, 2019): 498–511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021909618824351.

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This paper explores community dialogues as social interaction in search for sexual diversity in Lesotho, in an effort to influence positive and more directional thinking towards sexuality and sexual behaviour. Guided by queer theory, we firstly explore cultural and religious dimensions defining acceptable and unacceptable sexual behaviour; their influence on attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (or queer) and intersex (LGBTQI) community, leading to their daily negative encounters; and, lastly, we suggest community dialogues as a mediator that influences more positive attitudes and guides acceptability towards this vulnerable population. Three main themes emerged after the adoption of a thematic analysis: there is denial of the LGBTQI existence; stigma and discrimination towards this minority population also prevail; and the LGBTQI population in Lesotho experience emotional and physical attacks.
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Machale, E., and J. Newell. "Sexual behaviour and sex education in Irish school-going teenagers." International Journal of STD & AIDS 8, no. 3 (March 1, 1997): 196–200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/0956462971919714.

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Summary: The sexual behaviour and factors which affect such behaviour, source of knowledge and education about sex was assessed by means of an anonymous selfadministered questionnaire among 2754 pupils (15-18 years) attending 40 (85%) second level schools in Galway City and County. The purpose of the study was to make recommendations in relation to a school sexual health education programme. Overall 21% of pupils had had sexual intercourse, with boys more than twice as likely as girls to have experienced this. The mean age of first sexual intercourse was 15.5 years, 72% reported having used a condom at first intercourse but of 475 pupils who had sexual intercourse regularly only 67% used condoms all the time with 33% using them sometimes or never. Over half reported that first intercourse was with a 'casual' partner and 35% and 9% respectively claimed that alcohol and nonprescribed drugs were a contributory factor. In relation to sexual risk beliefs, 72% believed that condoms used properly reduced the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and 78% knew that the contraceptive pill is not protective against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. While the level of knowledge regarding sex education was generally high over one-third of sexually active respondents had been involved in high-risk behaviour. A need for health education programmes which focus on behaviour change and assertiveness has been identified.
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Ikenna Daniel, Molobe. "Sexual Behaviour and Abuse of Drugs Among Urban Teenagers in Lagos." Science Journal of Public Health 4, no. 5 (2016): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.s.2016040501.14.

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WIELANDT, HANNE, JESPER BOLDSEN, and LISBETH B. KNUDSEN. "THE PREVALENT USE OF CONTRACEPTION AMONG TEENAGERS IN DENMARK AND THE CORRESPONDING LOW PREGNANCY RATE." Journal of Biosocial Science 34, no. 1 (January 2002): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932002000019.

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In Denmark the number of births and induced abortions among teenagers has reduced and teenage parenthood is now rare. This paper evaluates the correlation between this observed fertility and reported sexual and contraceptive behaviour. In 1989 a sample of 16–20-year-olds in Denmark was selected at random and personally interviewed about sexual and contraceptive behaviour. Ninety-five per cent of the young women who had experienced sexual intercourse used contraception at the most recent sexual intercourse. In order to support the validity of this finding a model was developed to estimate an expected number of conceptions in the age groups concerned. The model included both the information on coital frequency and use of contraception from the questionnaire and available efficacy rates on contraception. The estimates derived by the model were compared with the registered number of births and induced abortions derived from public registers. The analysis revealed a high accordance between the estimated number of conceptions and the registered number of births and induced abortions for each age group. This underlines the validity of the data on sexual and contraceptive behaviour sampled among teenagers in Denmark. The findings indicate that contraceptive failure is a much greater problem than non-use of contraception for teenagers in Denmark.
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Volkova, E. N., I. V. Volkova, and O. M. Isaeva. "Estimating spread of violent behaviour with children." Social Psychology and Society 7, no. 2 (2016): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17759/sps.2016070202.

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The article is to problems of violence (physical, psychological, sexual) to children in the region of Nyzhniy Novgorod in the Russian Federation. It was used international tool for questionnaire ICAST-C. В исследовании приняли участие 227 children par- ticipated in this study (131 girls, 96 boys) in the age of 11 to 18 years old. The results show that 78,4% of children have some experience of violence and abuse. 3/4 — in family, and 2/3 — at school. High level of psychological abuse at home was shown (more than 2/3 ), at home it is more often than at school (54% versus 30%). Children suffer from physical abuse at home (49% versus 33% at school). Though they suffer from sexual abuse at school (27%). All kinds of abuse take place among girls as well as among boys. Except physical abuse at school where it is more usual among boys (45%), versus (33%) girls. Girls suffer more at home. Teenagers suffer less, than youngsters. Emotional abuse is not spread widely (40% versus 60—75% in other groups). In general they suffer from sexual abuse not often, though it is usually at home (8,5% cases).
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Ellis, Sonja J., and Robyn Aitken. "Sexual health practices of 16 to 19 year olds in New Zealand: an exploratory study." Journal of Primary Health Care 12, no. 1 (2020): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hc19037.

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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONNew Zealand sexual health surveillance data suggest that young people aged 15–19 years are at considerable risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections. Although there is an established body of international research around sexual behaviours and sexual health practices among teenagers, there is a dearth of local research focusing on this age group. AIMThe aim of this study was to explore the sexual repertoires and sexual health practices among teenagers in New Zealand with a view to better understanding levels of risk in this age group. METHODSThis study comprised a cross-sectional online survey designed to ask questions about sexual behaviours. A convenience sample of young people (n=52) aged 16–19 years living in New Zealand completed the survey. RESULTSMost participants (71.2%) were sexually active, reporting engagement in a range of sexual practices. The most commonly reported sexual behaviours were penis-in-vagina sex (86.5%) and oral sex with a person-with-a-penis (81.1%). Infrequent and inconsistent use of barrier protection across all types of sexual behaviour was also reported. DISCUSSIONThe findings of this study highlight the importance of ensuring that young people have access to sexual health education that routinely includes health information and advice addressing the full range of sexual practices, regardless of the identity classifications they may use, or that may be attributed to them.
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Yendi, Frischa Meivilona. "Prevention of adolescent sexual behavior: Can be with family counseling?" JRTI (Jurnal Riset Tindakan Indonesia) 4, no. 2 (February 26, 2020): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.29210/3003474000.

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<p align="justify"><em>One of the problems that arose in adolescence was juvenile delinquency. One form of juvenile delinquency is sexual behaviour. The handling of sexual behavior in teenagers will not run smoothly if not supported by the parties around the life of youth, i.e. family. If there is one problem in the household, if it continues to be allowed to be dangerous. Settlement of problems in the family can be solved through counseling, which is family counseling</em><em>. </em><em></em></p>
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Bjekic, Milan, Hristina Vlajinac, Sandra Sipetic, and Jelena Marinkovic. "Sexual Behaviour of Male Teenagers Attending a City Department for Skin and Venereal Diseases in Belgrade." Acta Dermato-Venereologica 84, no. 6 (November 1, 2004): 455–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00015550410034435.

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Jihene, J., M. Olfa, B. H. Ahmed, and Z. Haifa. "Teenagers with addictive behaviour: Characteristics of the addiction and the psychiatric comorbidities." European Psychiatry 41, S1 (April 2017): S443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.452.

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IntroductionAddiction at a young age constitute a problem of public health. Adolescence is a period at risk for the addicting conducts.ObjectivesTo establish the characteristics of the addiction and the psychiatric comorbidities.MethodsWe led a retrospective descriptive study which concerned 62 teenagers, having addicting conducts, followed in the outpatient clinic of the hospital Razi between January, 2013 and December, 2014.ResultsTobacco is the most consumed product with 90,3% of users, followed by the alcohol (59.7%).Fifty percent consumed the cannabis.Benzodiazepin, Trihexyphenidyl chlorhydrate, buprenorphin with high dosage and the organic solvents were raised respectively to about 14.5%, 22.6%, 12.9% and 14.5% of the patients.The average age of initiation for tobacco was 12 years.The most frequent motive for consultation was behaviour disorders (37.1%).Among our patients, 43.5% had psychiatric family history, 11.3% had undergone sexual abuse during their childhood, 17.7% had histories of suicide attempts.The found diagnoses were the dependence in a substance (25.8%), followed by the major depressive episode (14.5%), the adjustment disorder with depressed mood (11.3%) and the bipolar disorder (8.1%).Seventeen percent of them had personality traits who would evoke the borderline personality and 11.3% antisocial personality.ConclusionIt is essential to diagnose and to take care of the teenagers having addicting conducts, as early as possible, to avoid transition to a chronic state in the adulthood.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Abels, Melissa Dione. "Assessing the high-risk behaviour of first year students entering the University of the Western Cape." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_4120_1256202100.

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the motivation of this study is to assess the high risk behaviors that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS among the youth. The most influential high risk behaviours that contribute to the spread of HIV and AIDS are unprotected sexual intercourse and having more than one sexual partner.The population for this study includes all full time first year students who registered for the first time in 2006 that attended the orientation week. A stratified, sequential random sample was drawn from the students attending the orientation.

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Hayhurst, Lynne K. "The relationship between unwanted sexual experiences, psychological well-being, substance abuse and high-risk sexual behaviour among adolescents." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07032007-085454/.

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Takatshana, Sinovuyo. "The impact of alcohol on the sexual behaviour of adolescent males in Nkonkobe municipality." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1005986.

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The study aimed at investigating the impact of alcohol on the sexual behaviour of male adolescents, with the purpose of establishing whether a relationship exists between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour (i.e. multiple partners, unprotected, and unplanned sex) by adolescent males. Data was collected by means of an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire. The sample consisted of 176 male high school learners, aged between 14 and 25, from one school in the Nkonkobe Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to obtain data analyses which included descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation (with specific reference to Chi-square analysis), and all procedures were performed at 0.05 level of significance with 95% Confidence Interval. A relationship between alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour was found to exist. A statistically significant correlation was found in support of the alcohol/risky sex hypothesis. Another significant finding was the increase noted in safer sex practises among adolescents. Finally, the findings were correlated to implications.
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Ntutumbo, Nyameka. "Risky sexual behaviour in child headed families: a case study of Qora Village, Idutywa, Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/2139.

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The study considered the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour in child headed families that usually affects the adolescents in South Africa. This study aimed at exploring the prevalence of risky sexual behaviour in child headed families, determining the causal factors of sexual promiscuous behaviour and effects of promiscuity. The area of investigation was Qora Village which is in a small town called Idutywa, Eastern Cape. This is an area that is characterised by poverty, illiteracy and unemployment. The sample was comprised of 50 participants and the study was conducted in two phases using mixed methods approach. Social exchange theory underpinned the study. Findings highlighted that these child headed adolescents had a role of caregivers and due to poverty they practiced risky sexual behaviour to bridge the economic gap. Furthermore, teenagers living in child headed families were likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour with people who are older than them; others are forced and coerced; while others perceive such act as a better option to bridge the economic gap that existed within their family backgrounds
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Burger, Catherin-Ann. "Heterosexual context and adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviour : an exploratative study in a coloured community." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51788.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2000.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A combined quantitative and qualitative methodology was employed in order to explore the intimate heterosexual context of coloured* pregnant adolescents as a determinant of their sexual risk-taking behaviour. Structured questionnaires were completed by forty young women attending prenatal clinics in the Stellenbosch area, and unstructured open-ended interviews subsequently conducted with ten selected respondents. It was found that the heterosexual relationships in which these girls were involved, tended to be intense emotional attachments based upon a foundation of friendship and trust, and reinforced by cultural notions of romantic love. In the wake of working class socioeconomic circumstances these relationships became a primary source of meaning-giving in respondents' lives, pervading all aspects of their everyday existence and guiding their future prospects. And it is in this context that sex prevailed as a means of deepening the emotional experience and pursuing relationship maintenance. Reproductive health interventions for coloured female adolescents would have to acknowledge these complexities and act upon them in ingenuous ways.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: 'n Gekombineerde kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe metodologie is geïmplementeer ten einde te bepaal op welke wyse die intieme heteroseksuele konteks van kleurling* swanger adolessente hulle seksueel riskante gedrag beïnvloed. Gestruktureerde vraelyste is voltooi deur veertig jong vroue wat prenatale klinieke in die Stellenbosch area bygewoon het, waarop ongestruktureerde nie-leidende onderhoude met tien geselekteerde respondente gevoer is. Dit is bevind dat hierdie meisies se heteroseksuele verhoudings meestal intense emosionele verbintenisse was, wat gebaseer is op 'n grondslag van vriendskap en vertroue, en wat versterk is deur kulturele opvattings van romantiese liefde. In die lig van werkersklas sosio-ekonomiese omstandighede, het hierdie verhoudings 'n primêre bron van betekenis in respondente se lewens geword. Dit het alle aspekte van hulle daaglikse bestaan beïnvloed en hulle toekomsvooruitsigte gerig. En dit is binne sodanige konteks wat seks beoefen is. Dit was instrumenteel ten einde verdieping van die emosionele ervaring en voortsetting van die verhouding te probeer bewerkstellig. Reproduktiewe gesondheidsintervensies vir kleurling vroulike adolessente sal erkenning moet gee aan hierdie kompleksiteite en vindingryke oplossings daarvoor moet genereer.
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Wang, Zhaohua. "Parent-adolescent communication and sexual risk-taking behaviours of adolescents." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2068.

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Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa, it is important to understand the sexual behaviours that place youth at risk of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies in order to develop and implement appropriate health-promoting interventions. Parents are in a unique position to help adolescents to have responsible attitudes and behaviour towards sex, and to educate adolescents into healthy sexual adults. The study aimed to investigate parent-adolescent communication and adolescents’ sexual risk-taking behaviour, and the relationship between them. An exploratory, descriptive research design and a quantitative methodological approach were used. One biographical questionnaire, three measuring scales of parent-adolescent communication and one questionnaire about adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviour were used as measuring instruments. Data from 95 female adolescents who were attending the family planning facilities of two clinics in the Metropole Region of the Western Cape were employed for the study. The collected data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlations, analyses of variance and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed a high prevalence of sexual risk-taking behaviours among adolescents in the Western Cape. Family environment characteristics, especially the parents’ marital status, play a significant role in both parent-adolescent communication and sexual risk-taking behaviour. Unexpected findings were some significant correlations that were found between different factors of both general and sexual parent-adolescent communication. Spearman’s correlations and best subsets multiple regression analysis were performed on the data to ascertain which factors are significantly correlated or associated with adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviour. In both statistical analyses, the amount of parent-adolescent communication about sexual issues was the most important. A significant negative correlation between adolescents’ sexual risk-taking behaviours and the amount of parent-adolescent communication about sexual issues illustrates the positive influence of amount of parent-adolescent sexual communication on adolescents’ sexual risk-taking behaviour.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Met die groeiende MIV/VIGS epidemie in Suid-Afrika is dit belangrik om te verstaan watter gedrag jong mense in gevaar stel om MIV of ander seksueel oordraagbare siektes op te doen of om ongewens swanger te word om daardeur programme wat hierdie gedrag verminder, te kan ontwikkel en implementeer. Ouers is in ‘n unieke posisie om te verseker dat hulle adolessente kinders verantwoordelike houdings en optrede teenoor seks ontwikkel en om hulle op te voed tot volwassenes wat ‘n gesonde houding tot seks het. Die doel van hierdie studie was om die verhouding tussen ouer-adolessente kommunikasie en die seksuele waaggedrag van jong mense te ondersoek en die verhouding tussen hulle te bepaal. ‘n Ondersoekende, beskrywende navorsingsontwerp en ‘n kwantitatiewe metodologiese benadering is gebruik. ‘n Biografiese vraelys, drie vraelyste oor ouer-adolessente kommunikasie en een vraelys oor die seksuele waaggedrag van jong mense is deur 95 adolessente meisies voltooi wat die gesinsbeplanningsfasiliteite by twee klinieke in die Wes-Kaapse metropool besoek het. Die data is ontleed deur die berekening van Spearman (Rho)-korrelasies, variansieontleding, meervoudige regressie-analise en beskrywende statistiek. Die bevindings dui op ‘n hoë voorkoms van seksuele waaggedrag onder adolessente in die Wes-Kaap. Gesinsomstandighede, veral die ouers se huwelikstatus, speel ‘n belangrike rol in ouer-adolessente kommunikasie en seksuele waaggedrag. Onvoorsiene bevindings was die beduidende korrelasies tussen verskillende faktore van beide algemene en seksuele ouer-adolessente kommunikasie. Spearman-korrelasies en best subsets meervoudige regressie-analise is op die data uitgevoer om te bepaal watter faktore betekenisvol met adolessente waaggedrag korreleer of daarmee geassosieer is. In beide statistiese analises is gevind dat die hoeveelheid ouer-adolessente kommunikasie oor seksuele kwessies die belangrikste was. Daar was ‘n statisties beduidende negatiewe korrelasie tussen die adolessent se seksuele waaggedrag en die hoeveelheid kommunikasie tussen die ouer en adolessent oor seks, wat beteken dat adolessente minder seksuele waaggedrag sal vertoon indien hulle ouers meer met hulle oor seksuele sake sal praat.
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Lebona, Mampoi. "Gender power and sexuality : Basotho High School boys' responses to risky sexual behaviour." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/9484.

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This study explores young men understandings of, and engagement in, risky sexual behaviours. The group of young men the study focuses on is in a high school in Lesotho. They are aged between 16 and 17 years. The motivation for the study is that, despite a series of campaigns designed to increase awareness and knowledge associated with sexually transmitted diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, young boys in Lesotho continue to engage in risky sexual behaviours and practices. It is in this context that the purpose of the study was to investigate how gender power is intimately tied in with meanings young men in Lesotho attach to sexuality. The related aspect investigated in this study, furthermore, was to investigate ways in which gender power operates, and ultimately contribute into boys’ and girls’ risky sexual behaviours that make them vulnerable to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The study employs qualitative research methods to achieve these aims and, accordingly, utilises focus group and individual interviews, with six purposively selected high school boys as research instruments. The findings reveal that, while some boys engage in risky sexual practices, others express determination to practice safe sex. Thus, the study reveals that despite the fact that some boys are engaged in unsafe sexual practises and multiple sexual partners in heterosexual relationships to comply with the notion of masculinity and societal expectations of MANHOOD, others are beginning to question such attitudes. There is therefore multiple and varied perspectives on this issue among the small sample selected for this study.
Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.
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Nkambule, Vuyelwa Mantombi. "Determinants of contraceptive use and sexual activity amongst school-going adolescents in Lesotho." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/101.

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This study investigated factors that have an influence on sexual activity and subsequent contraceptive use among school-going adolescent girls in Lesotho, focusing on the districts of Berea, Maseru and Mohale’s Hoek. The factors under investigation from a reproductive health survey included demographic variables (age, district, rural urban residence, class and religion), behavioural variables (drinking alcohol, boyfriend status), and attitude and knowledge variables (including attitude toward sex before marriage, contraceptive use before marriage, and communication with a boyfriend about sex). The methodology comprised a secondary analysis of the 1999 Adolescent Reproductive Health Survey of Lesotho. Bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were used to establish if significant relationships existed between sexual activity and contraceptive use and the independent factors. A limitation of the study is that the survey instrument contained a limited set of indicators. Thus a number of theories of sexual decisionmaking were excluded from the conceptual framework. Prevalence of sexual activity was lower than expected. This research confirmed that the likelihood of adolescents being sexually active increases with age. A somewhat surprising result was that Catholic adolescents were more likely to become sexually active than adolescents of other religions. Adolescents who live in rural areas, as well as those with a boyfriend were also found to be more likely to become sexually active. Contraceptive use was higher for this Lesotho sample than has been reported for research from other African countries. Nevertheless, the proportion of adolescents not using contraceptives is argued to be a matter of concern. Adolescents in the lowest school class were least likely to use contraceptives, which suggests a lack of control over decisionmaking in this group. Contraceptive use was found to be lower among adolescents who were coerced into their first sexual experience. Adolescents from Mohale’s Hoek, designated the least developed area for this research, were the least likely to use contraceptives. Those adolescents who reported having a boyfriend were more likely to use contraceptives, suggesting a regular partner allows the adolescent some control over decision-making. A positive view of use of contraceptives before marriage was associated with higher likelihood of use. Somewhat surprisingly, use of alcohol was associated with higher likelihood of contraceptive use. The findings suggest adolescent girls can be grouped into different risk categories. Some practice abstinence and some who are sexually active appear to have control over sexual decision-making, specifically in being able to negotiate use of contraceptives. However, there is a group which is sexually active but does not use contraception. This group has a higher rate of coercion as the reasons for sexual activity. The analysis suggests a multi-dimensional set of factors explain sexual activity and associated contraceptive use (or non-use) and that beliefs and attitudes do not always predict an expected behaviour. Interventions should target the most at-risk group and must take into account that belief and attitude does not necessarily predict behaviour.A
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
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Letsoalo, Phillip Thabo. "Trends and determinants of sexual behaviour in Western Cape, South Africa: a study of young adults transitioning to adulthood using the Cape area panel study." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3415.

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The transition to adulthood is a significant period in the lives of many young people throughout the world. HIV/AIDS continues to attract much attention from researchers as it is a matter of particular concern for young people. Recent data suggests that the HIV prevalence among females aged 15-24 in South Africa is 12.7%, and 4% among males. Increasingly there has been a major outcry especially among international donor agencies that despite widespread HIV/AIDS campaigns in South Africa behaviour change has not been realised. Given the fact that in South Africa HIV/AIDS is fuelled by heterosexual intercourse, it is imperative to monitor trends in sexual behaviour among young adults in order to be able to identify and understand those sexual behaviours that fuel the epidemic. This study uses the Cape Area Panel Study (CAPS) data conducted in the Cape Town Metropolitan between 2002 and 2005. It tracks trends in sexual behaviour, and determines the predictors of risky sexual behaviour among these young adults. The study reveals that condom use is extremely high among all population groups, except among Coloured males whose condom use actually declined between 2002 and 2005. The study also reveals that the percentage of young adults engaging in risky sexual behaviour, such as having multiple sexual partners has declined between 2002 and 2005. Early sexual onset determines risky sexual behaviour later in life. This suggests that in order to equip young adults to act in a sexually responsible manner later in life, protective factors such as family involvement, schooling, peer influence and selfesteem must be strengthened before sexual onset. The conclusion drawn from this study is that in order to curtail rising trends in inconsistent condom use and multiple sexual partners and to increase the age at first sex, early intervention programs are necessary.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
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Dingi, Keineetse. "An exploration of adolescents knowledge, perceptions and behaviors regarding sexual reproduction and sexual reproductive health services in Botswana." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/264.

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The study aimed to explore adolescents knowledge, perceptions and behaviors regarding sexual reproduction and sexual reproductive health services in community junior school in Tutume Botswana. A descriptive exploratory design using both the qualitative and quantitative approach was used to guide the research process. Data was collected by means of a self administered questionnaire and two focus group discussions. A total of 76 participants answered the questionnaire and 2 focus group discussions one consisting of the 15 to 17 year olds and the other one consisting of 12 to 15 year olds were conducted. The results of the survey highlighted adequate levels of knowledge regarding sexual matters among adolescents in the school with the bulk of the information being provided by the teacher. Parents, nurses, siblings, peers and the media played a low key role in providing adolescents with information regarding sexual reproduction and sexual reproductive health services. The results of the focus group discussion showed marked underutilization of the local clinic for curative, preventive and promotive services by adolescents. The poor utilization resulting mainly from perceived barriers such as provider attitudes, subjective norms, cultural taboos, inadequacy of the clinic, judgmental attitudes from provider and parents as well as lack of encouragement from authority figures like parents and teachers. Adolescents in the focus group discussion perceive themselves as being susceptible to HIV but did not appreciate the benefits of using preventive measures even though the survey group showed sound knowledge on contraception. Improving the services to align them to adolescent friendly services, improving the delivery of information through other means apart from the teacher and reducing the barriers that discourage adolescents from reaching the reproductive health services will go a long way in improving the utilization of the services by adolescents.
Thesis (M.N.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.
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Books on the topic "Teenagers – Sexual behaviour – Lesotho"

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Mturi, Akim Jasper. Parents' and teachers' attitudes to adolescent sexual behaviour in Lesotho. [Maseru?: s.n., 2001.

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Makinwa, P. Kofo. Adolescent reproductive behaviour in Nigeria: A chartbook. Nigeria]: P.K. Makinwa-Adebusoye, 1998.

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Slonim-Nevo, Vered. Sexual attitude and behaviour among adolescents in Zambia. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers, 2004.

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Makinwa, P. Kofo. Adolescent reproductive behaviour in Nigeria: A study of five cities. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research, 1991.

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Sunil, Mehra, Kole Subir K, Sakhuja Anjali, Sweden. Styrelsen för internationellt utvecklingssamarbete, and MAMTA-Health Institute for Mother and Child (New Delhi, India), eds. Sexual behaviour among adolescents and young people in India: Some emerging trends. New Delhi: MAMTA--Health Institute for Mother and Child, 2002.

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Hailonga, Panduleni. Adolescent sexuality and reproductive behaviour in Namibia: A socio-historical analysis. Hague: Shaker Pub., 2005.

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Filoiala, Saskaio, and United Nations Population Fund. Office for the Pacific., eds. A qualitative study of teenage pregnancy in Tuvalu. Suva, Fiji: UNFPA Office for the Pacific, 2007.

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Stiffman, Arlene R. Ethnic Issues in Adolescent Mental Health. London: Sage Publications, 1990.

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A treatment manual for adolescents displaying harmful sexual behaviour: Change for good. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

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Jegede, Ayodele Samuel. Inheritance practise and fertility behaviour in Ondo State: A unidimensional study of intergenerational parent-child wealth flow. Ibadan: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), 1998.

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